VulnerabilityAwaiting Analysis
CVE-2026-83693
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Error Reporting allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.13%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Error Reporting allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.13% probability · 66th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-122
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 1.0% on 14 October 2026 to 1.1% on 26 October 2026.
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.